Hinge.



W. H. BANNER.

HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED 110V. 3. 1910.

Patented May 9, 1911.:

WILLIAM H DANNER, 0F MARIETTA, OHIO.

HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 3, 1910.

Patented May 9, 191.1.

Serial No. 590,432.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, iVnxmAn H. Dannnn, a citizen of the United S ates of America,

residing at Marietta, in the county of \Vasln ington and State, of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to hinges and the primary object of the invention is to provide a hinge that can be advantageously used in connection with a trunk, tool chest, or any receptacle having a hinged lid, the hinge being designed to limit the opening movement' of the lid and to retain the lid at such an angle when in an open position that 'the lid will not be subjected to stresses or strains due to its weight or will not contact and in all probability injure walls or surfaces in the vicinity of the receptacle.

Another object of theinveutlou is to furnish a hinge with simp e and effective means for limiting the opening movement of the hinge, the hinge being construct't d whereby it can be used and installed similar to the present type of leaf hinge.

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and re terence will now be had to the drawing forming a part of this specification, wherein:

Figure 'l is a sectional view of a portion of a receptacle having a lid showing the hinge in full lines in a closed position and in dotted lines in an open position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view oi. a detached hinge in a closed position. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the hinge in an open position. Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation of a modified form of hinge in a closed position. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, and Fig. 6 isa similar view showing the hinge in an open position.

A hinge in accordance with this invention comprises two leaves 1 andQ bifurcated or cut away, as." t 3 and 4 respectively, the cut away material being utilized for a purpose that will presently appear. The leaves 1 and 2 have the bilurcated ends thereof cut away, as at 5 and 6, and bent to provide knuckles 7 and 8, the knuckles 7 extending l I i into the cutaway portion fi'of the leaf 1 and the knuckles 8 extending into the cut away portion (5 of the leaf J, whereby said knuckles can longitudinally. alipe and be connected by pivot pins 9. i

In bi'l'urcating or cutting away the leaves 1 and as at 3 and 4., the closed end of each bifurcation is provided with knuckles 10 and pivotally connected to these knuckles by pins 11. are knuckles 12 carried by members 13 and 14, these members corresponding to the material removed from the biturcations 3 and 4 The members 13 and 14.- are provided with knuckles 15 pivotally connected together by a pin '16.

The hinge is made of light and durable metal and the members 13 of a thickness corresponding to the leaves 1 and 2, whereby said members will occupy the bifurcations 3 and 4 when the hinge is folded.

As shown in Fig. 1., the receptacle 17 has the leaf 2 suitably connected to the upper edge thereof and the leaf 1 is suitably connected to the lid 18 of the receptacle. lVhen the lid is swung to an open position as shown in dotted lines, the members 13 and 14 will support the lid 18 at an inclination to the receptacle 1'7 and prevent its weight from unduly subjecting the hinge and its conm-ctions to any stresses and st rains.

A niodilicatimi ot' the invention is shown in Figs. 4 to (S inclusive, wherein the outer ends of thc lea ves l and 2 are extended and bent at right angles to provide lugs if). these lugs being secured to the inner side of the re eeptacle and the lid thereof and providing additional fastening means for securing the hinge in position.

\Vhile in the. drawings there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the structural ele' ments thereof are susceptible to such changes as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

lVhat l claim, is:

hinge comprising a pair of leaves each bifurca ted to provide a pair of arms with the free ends oi the arms of one leaf opposing the free ends of the arms of the other leaf, means for pivotally'connecting the arms of one leaf to the arms of the other leaf, a brace formed with a pair of members, each of said members mounted in a fureation and of less length than the length of the furcation, means for hinging one end of a member directly to the inner Wall of a fin-cation, means for hinging the other ends of the members together, said members of the same thickness as saidleaves whereby when the leaves are fplded, the members will nest in said furcations and be flush with the faces of said leaves.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two ,WltHGSSGS.

. WILLIAM H. DANNER'.

lVitnesses HOWARD M. DANNER, RALPH R. CoMBs. 

